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Orangutans take over Sydney
Early Monday morning a bunch of awesome people and orangutans decided to pay PepsiCo, Colgate-Palmolive and Johnson & Johnson a little visit to their Australian headquarters in Sydney. © James Alcock / Greenpeace The plan: to deliver the 30,000+ Australian signatures calling on each of these brands to come through on their “no deforestation”…
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U.S. Green Building Council Ambushes Environmental Groups
This week, without any input from environmental groups, sustainable design leaders, or external stakeholders outside of the timber industry, the US Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that it has launched…
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The rise of Pacific power: From small island states to large ocean states
The Pacific region consists of 24 island states scattered across a quarter of the earth’s surface – a vast area of some 30 million square kilometres. By description alone, the vast area should command the respect and attention of the international community. The countries make up almost 10 percent of United Nations votes and are…
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Fossil Fuel Lobbyists’ Contributions to the Clinton Campaign
Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign (“Hillary for America”) has received $147,840 in direct contributions from 65 fossil fuel lobbyists and $2,502,740 in bundled contributions by fossil fuel lobbyists. Combined, the total…
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You’ve just lost your right to protest
Last week, while I was asleep in bed, the New South Wales government took away one of my most cherished rights. Protest is something that few people like doing, but we do it when we are pushed to our limits. When I went to the People’s Climate March last December, it wasn’t because I had…